Yearly Archives: 2017

Conservatory with a service dog trio 4

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On Sunday we went to the Conservatory with our friends Jenine and Kent.  I LOVE plants, and it was really cool to see the plants through Jenine’s senses.  Touching the plants, feeling how broad the leaves are, how fuzzy the flowers are, how thick the tropical plants are, and how […]

Hestia and Roger in front of the fish pond, holding very nice stays. There is a holiday tree in the background in a boat on the pond.
Hestia in her Hufflepuff vest, sitting on my lap and staring at a piece of corn I left on the table, but not making a move towards it!

Cousins 2

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On Saturday, we drove up to Columbus– well, I drove!  We arrived around lunchtime and went out to eat with my cousin and most of her family (the two littlest girls, and her husband). We went out to eat at a place called Bibibop, which is an Asian place set […]

American Sign Museum 2

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The day after Thanksgiving we went to the American Sign Museum with some of my parents’ friends.  No, it’s not an ASL museum 🙂  It is a collection of old signs, from paper and porcelain to neon signs– even one uranium sign! It was SUPER fun!  I love going to […]

Hestia looking at the camera. She is black and white with a smushed in nose and a head like a racquetball. She is wearing her turquoise vest.
Veronica in the middle with her dad and mom on either side. Hestia is kinda squished in so you can't really see her.

Thanksgiving Day 2

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We woke up in the morning on Thanksgiving and headed over to my parents’ house.  My mom had made us gluten-free pumpkin muffins and a loaf of gluten-free bread for breakfast.  We also had tea, which was super tasty (though I learned the reason I used to not like tea […]

Driving to Cincy

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We are now back from our whirlwind vacation!  I have a lot of blog entries to post, and lots of pics to publish.  So I am starting at the beginning (plus Brad is still editing pics from the end of our trip). We rented a van for the trip, as […]

Veronica is a turquoise tie-dye peasant blouse with the wind blowing her hair. Hestia's hair is also being blown by the wind, and Veronica is smiling and looking down at her.
Hestia in her Hufflepuff vest sitting on an Earth Fare mat

B+ at Earth Fare 2

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Today we went to Earth Fare, our local grocery store.  I decided to go treat free and see what level Hestia and I are at.  Overall I give her a B+.  She mostly heeled well, and when she got out of heel, it was easy to get her back into […]

A perfect evening 3

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I share the downs of my life, but today I wanted to share an up.  Not a mania up, just feeling satisfied and happy. We have the fireplace going, Christmas music (Mannheim Steamroller) is playing, I have my special Tink blanket on with slippers, and I am emailing friends and […]

Veronica holding up her knitting (blue Japanese Chin washcloth), holding Hestia in her other arm, and smiling
Veronica looking very distressed

Unmotivated mess of forgotten symptoms 10

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Time for some free thought typing.  Just typing what I am feeling.  Talk of symptoms and abuse so may TRIGGER. Tonight I have been feeling like I am a faker.  If only I had motivation, I wouldn’t be on disability and could have a job….  If only I tried harder, […]

Carie and the carousel 4

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(There’s a fun carousel video in this post!) Yesterday we went to Concord Mills mall to meet Carie!  She doesn’t have a service dog yet, so she got to see a slice of the service dog life.  Speaking of a slice of life, Brad is wearing his Freddy Kreuger style […]

Veronica and Hestia in front of the shooting range

Friends with shared struggles 4

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Today I met CJ and Dan for lunch and more WRAP training that CJ is doing with us.  I met CJ and Dan through NAMI.  CJ is even more like me, we both have PhDs and similar views on many things. Anyway, lunch went well, but after lunch Dan was […]